Protected areas of the Northern Territory
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The protected areas of the Northern Territory consists of protected areas managed by the governments of the Northern Territory and Australia and private organisations with a reported total area of 335,527 square kilometres (129,548 sq mi) being 24.8% of the total area of the Northern Territory of Australia.[1]
Summary by type and jurisdiction
[edit]As of June 2018, the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory managed 86 ‘parks and reserves’ including 22 that have not been declared with a total reported area of 50,603 square kilometres (19,538 sq mi).[2]
As of 2016, the protected areas within the Australian government jurisdiction included two national parks with a total area of 20,444 square kilometres (7,893 sq mi) and 15 Indigenous Protected Areas with a total area of 260,662 square kilometres (100,642 sq mi).[1]
As of August 2016, there were three private protected areas declared under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act with a total area of 1,405 square kilometres (542 sq mi)[3] while in late 2016, another three private protected areas were listed under the National Reserve System with a total area of 1,405 square kilometres (542 sq mi) were listed by the Australian government.[1]
Northern Territory Government
[edit]Coastal Reserves
[edit]Conservation Areas
[edit]- Adelaide River Foreshore[3]
- Daly River (Mt Nancar)[3]
- Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade[3]
- Harrison Dam[3]
- Melacca Swamp[3]
- Oolloo Crossing[3]
- Stray Creek[3]
- Tree Point[3]
Conservation Covenants
[edit]Conservation Reserves
[edit]- Anna's Reservoir[3]
- Black Jungle/Lambells Lagoon[3]
- Blackmore River[3]
- Bullwaddy[3]
- Channel Island[3]
- Caranbirini[3]
- Connells Lagoon[3]
- Corroboree Rock[3]
- Fogg Dam[3]
- Henbury Meteorites[3]
- Illamurta Springs[3]
- Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles[3]
- Kintore Caves[3]
- Knuckey Lagoons[3]
- Kuyunba[3]
- Mac Clark (Acacia peuce)[3]
- Napwerte/Ewaninga Rock Carvings[3]
- Native Gap[3]
- Rainbow Valley[3]
- Tnorala (Gosse Bluff)[3]
- Vernon Islands[3]
- Woodgreen[3]
Historical Reserves
[edit]- Alice Springs Telegraph Station[3]
- Arltunga[3]
- Attack Creek[3]
- Barrow Creek Telegraph Station[3]
- Central Mount Stuart[3]
- Chambers Pillar[3]
- Gregory's Tree[3]
- Heavitree Gap Police Station[3]
- John Flynn[3]
- John Flynn's Grave[3]
- Ryan Well[3]
- Tennant Creek Telegraph Station[3]
- Victoria River Depot[3]
Hunting Reserves
[edit]Management Agreement Areas
[edit]Marine Parks
[edit]National Parks
[edit]- Barranyi (North Island)[3]
- Charles Darwin[3]
- Djukbinj[3]
- Dulcie Range[3]
- Elsey[3]
- Finke Gorge[3]
- Garig Gunak Barlu[3]
- Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range[3]
- Judbarra / Gregory[3]
- Keep River[3]
- Limmen[3]
- Litchfield[3]
- Mary River[3]
- Nitmiluk[3]
- Tjoritja / West MacDonnell[3]
- Watarrka[3]
Nature Parks
[edit]- Berry Springs[3]
- Butterfly Gorge[3]
- Cutta Cutta Caves[3]
- Giwining / Flora River[3]
- Holmes Jungle[3]
- Howard Springs[3]
- Katherine Low Level[3]
- Leaning Tree Lagoon[3]
- Mataranka Pool[clarification needed]
- N'Dhala Gorge[3]
- Ruby Gap[3]
- Trephina Gorge[3]
- Umbrawarra Gorge[3]
- Yeperenye/Emily and Jessie Gaps[3]
Protected Areas
[edit]- Ilparpa Swamp Wildlife[clarification needed]
- Joint Geological / Geophysical Research Station[clarification needed]
Other places
[edit]Australian government
[edit]Indigenous Protected Areas
[edit]The following Indigenous Protected Areas have been established in the Northern Territory:[9]
- Angas Downs
- Anindilyakwa
- Crocodile Islands Maringa
- Dhimurru
- Djelk
- GanaIanga-Mindibirrina
- Katiti Petermann
- Laynhapuy
- Marri-Jabin
- Marthakal
- Northern Tanami
- South-East Arnhem Land
- Southern Tanami
- Wardaman
- Warddeken
- Yanyuwa
National parks
[edit]The following national parks are managed by the Director of National Parks on the behalf of the Australian government and indigenous land owners:[10]
Private protected areas
[edit]Northern Territory jurisdiction
[edit]See Conservation Covenants above
Australian Wildlife Conservancy sanctuaries
[edit]Australian Wildlife Conservancy owns and operates the following private protected areas in the Northern Territory:[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016)". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "NT Parks and Reserves Estate". Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 3.46 3.47 3.48 3.49 3.50 3.51 3.52 3.53 3.54 3.55 3.56 3.57 3.58 3.59 3.60 3.61 3.62 3.63 3.64 3.65 3.66 3.67 3.68 3.69 3.70 3.71 3.72 3.73 3.74 3.75 3.76 3.77 3.78 3.79 3.80 3.81 3.82 3.83 "Parks and Reserves" (PDF). Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ "Arafura Marine Park". Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ↑ "Arnhem Marine Park". Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ↑ "Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of Northern Territory". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ "Limmen Marine Park". Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ↑ "Wessel Marine Park". Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ↑ "Indigenous Protected Areas June 2024" (PDF). Australian Government. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ↑ "National Parks". Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Sanctuaries". Australian Wildlife Conservancy. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "A landmark project at Fish River Station". The Nature Conservancy. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AUSTRALIA. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Use dmy dates from August 2016
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2018
- Wikipedia articles needing clarification from January 2018
- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015
- Protected areas of the Northern Territory
- Lists of protected areas of Australia
- Northern Territory-related lists